U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Contracts, Attn: Linda Wise MS-T-7I2, Washington, D.C. 20555

B -- INTEGRITY OF NUCLEAR PIPING PROGRAM SOL RS-RES-97-052 DUE 082297 POC RoseMary Mann, Contract Specialist, 301-415-6595, Mary Mace, Contracting Officer, 301-415-7314 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) intends to award a contract to Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio as a result of an unsolicited proposal. The contract will develop and experimentally validate methods for predicting the fracture behavior of cracked nuclear reactor piping subject to both normal operating and accident loads. Battelle will also provide unique facilities to perform this work. This work is the continuation of work previously performed by Battelle researchers, in cooperation with NRC and the members of the International Piping Integrity Research Group (IPIRG). See Note 22. (0203)

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